Iron Man 3
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Shane Black just signed to direct, no word yet on who might write it but crossed fingers it's him too. This could be the best IM film yet if Black and Downey Jr. can recreate their sparkling rapport from the awesome "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," the film that likely got Downey Jr. the IM gig to begin with.
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http://trailers.apple.com/movies/marvel/ironman3/ironman3-tlr1-m4mb0_720p.mov
I expect part 3 will be better assuming they don't lose too much of Tony's hilarity in order to make it darker.
Iron Man 3 -- Official Trailer UK Marvel / HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ke1Y3P9D0Bc
Saw this on the Yahoo News ticker this morning. It had a story with it titled See Iron Mans new power
There's a mild spoiler at the end of the article. The article warns you of the spoiler before you read it:
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/exclusive-iron-man-3-trailer-shows-tony-stark-164716198.html
Not a huge fan of the Superhero stuff but I thoroughly enjoyed The avengers and both Ironman films.
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Iron Man 3 triumphs at US box office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22421917
No you don't.
The is nothing worth watching after the credits, save yourself some time and Leave.
Yea...the people behind me were quite put out that they had waited to see what was at the end...their mate had, apparently, told them it was worth sitting through the credits for ! I would just guess he was annoyed at sitting through them and wanted to piss his mates off too
The film takes place a few months after the events of The Avengers where we find Tony Stark suffering from severe anxiety attacks whenever he thinks back to his encounter with the alien armada and actually travelling thru a wormhole. In order to cope with his ongoing anxiety issues Stark has been tinkering with his armors and creating all kinds of new technology including the prototype Mk 42, an armor that can literally obey his will and attach attach itself to Stark in pieces. Further complicating Stark's life is the Mandarin, a shadowy terrorist who is striking at the heart of America, and Aldrich Killian, a rival businessman who is peddling genetics altering technology called Extremis.
There are A LOT of places where the movie really goes off the rails in terms of storytelling, logic and just plain old entertainment value. For the 11 people who still have not seen the film, I'll enclose the rest of this post in spoiler tags....
Despite the fact that the USA is literally under attack by shadowy forces, none of the other Avengers or SHIELD (an agency that specializes in this sort of threat) are even mentioned and that makes no sense, especially later in the film when the president of the USA is kidnapped right off of Air Force One. If Marvel went to so much trouble to create this larger universe, then why ignore it so utterly.
One of techs Stark has been tinkering with allows him to remotely control his armors; its an interesting gimmick but the movie relies far too much on it and it robs the film of a sense of danger; it just isn't as dramatically satisfying to see Iron Man save a dozen people in a daring mid-air rescue, only to then realize that Stark was in a dark closet remotely controlling the armor the whole time.
The Mandarin, as he is presented, is an absolute travesty. Much was made that the comic book version could not be used as it was a racially insensitive stereotype. The filmmakers therefore appeared to make the Mandarin a racially ambiguous villain who wants to destroy America. That's fair enough and all well and good but halfway thru the movie, we discover that he is really only a coked out, washed up actor being used as a decoy to hide the real villain: Killian.
Killian (played by Guy Pearce) is an exact copy of the Riddler from Batman Forever, right down to a nerdy long haired first appearance, a rejection by his idol, and his use of that event as a motivation for revenge. The parallels are so amazing (and utterly devoid of any imagination) that Warner Brothers could probably sue for plagarism.
For a movie with the words "Iron Man" in the title, Stark spends precious little time in his armors as he really only has two sequences where he is in costume. The rationale here is that the Mk 42 is badly damaged near the start of the film and Stark's other armors have all been ostensibly destroyed by the Mandarin's forces. Of course, when Stark unveils a literal army of armors for the big finale and final assault on Killian, it begs the question: why didn't he just use one of those for the 75% of the film that he is running around in danger, constantly being shot at and generally thrown around?
Of course, when he finally gets in the armors, they all appear to be as fragile as wet tissue paper; again, hard to understand since he was able to use the same tech to take on an alien armada in Avengers and came away largely unscathed.
Speaking of that big finale, its your typical noisy, chaotic explosion laden extravaganza composed of quick cuts that make the action all but impossible to follow. To add insult to injury, Stark doesn't even defeat the villain, that honor is left to Pepper Potts.
The movie then rushes to an ending as Stark decides that he doesn't need his armors after all and remotely destroys them. He cures Pepper, who had also been exposed to Extremis and even decides to have the arc reactor and shrapnel it was preventing from entering his heart surgically removed. All this happens via voiceover and a few quick scenes in the span of about 45 seconds of screentime and leaves you wondering if it was that easy, why didn't he do it right after he was rescued back in the first movie.
Even the post-credits scene which has become a staple of these Marvel movies is a letdown; a pointless bit of comedy between Stark and Bruce Banner (aka the Hulk). Most people in the theater I saw the movie at didn't even recognize Mark Ruffalo, who couldn't even be bothered to shave or get a more recognizable haircut; it's as if he walked in off the street, filmed his scene and left (which is probably exactly what he did).
...There is more (so much more) and I could go on but I think I've already pummeled this dead horse enough.
So after all that this comes down as the weakest Marvel movie yet, even worse than the generally rushed and leaden Iron Man 2. That it has made boatloads of money is a sad comment on what people consider good entertainment. That writer/director Shane Black was able to put such a sloppy, plot hole laden story to film is a further indictment of what passes for good writing. Just sad all around.
Speak for yourselves...I've been HOPING AND HOPING for a Ruffalo centric Hulk movie. Looks like I'm getting my wish :P
Seen it twice this week. Truly a good film.
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Thank you for spoilering that. I'm one of the 11 people who haven't seen it. Hopefully, by this time next week I will have seen it. If I haven't seen it by the end of next week, there truly is no hope left for me (I'm on vacation next week. I should have time
And I love how the story starts before the studio credits and ends after the credits, making it feel beyond them.
Hated Iron Man 2
Loved 3 quarters of Iron Man 3 but the finale battle sucked.
And...
LONG LIVE TREVOR SLATTERY!!!
He was very funny in this one
I like humour in the Super Hero films but like the more "real" kind of super hero films (yeah I know that sounds ridicuolusly daft but I think you might get my drift)
Well I thought it was dull that he was talking to his Doctor, but someone pointed out to me
it was Dr. David Banner. aka The Hulk.
but it was a bit of a non-event.
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Definitely no need to have seen Iron Man 2 as the events of that film are largely ignored, other than the return of Stark's friend James Rhodes who has his own armor called War Machine, later redubbed to the more family friendly "The Iron Patriot".
Events from The Avengers are referenced several times but really have no bearing on the plot other than the fact that Stark occasionally suffers from anxiety attacks whenever he recalls what he had to go thru. If you want a very basic summary of the Avengers, here you go (enclosed in spoilers for anyone who may not have yet seen it).
- The Avengers - Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Bruce Banner/Hulk - reluctantly come together, bicker, argue and in-fight among themselves, before burying their differences as Loki's army starts to come thru a wormhole (a tear in space to another dimension).
- The Avengers kick major ass, defeat the army, pummel Loki to a pulp and close the wormhole. - Thor returns to Asgard with Loki as his prisoner. Everybody rides off into the sunset until they are needed again.
Don't forget this: (it got lots of laughs when I saw it)
Spoilered for those who haven't seen The Avengers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYiZeszLosE
BTW, I'll see Iron Man 3 on Monday.
I enjoyed Iron Man 3, but admit that I'm either too lazy or to unimpressed with the film to pick it apart. I agree with TonyDP's review for the most part. Really thought the the Mandarin was totally wasted as a villain. And would have like to see some good seeds planted for expanding the Marvel cinematic universe. Other than the appearance of the Hulk Buster armor, there wasn't much connecting it to the comics.
Am I the only one who feels that the Iron Man movies have become too Downey-centric? I want to see Iron Man!